Chair Questions - Work

How is the Assigned Activity Interpreted? In my project work is defined as completing tasks at a desk. When people are doing work at a desk, there are two main postures, which is to sit or stand; other postures such as kneeling are not effective for long periods of time due to the reduced blood flow and extended muscle tension. The chair, in work, is to support the sitter in a comfortable manner that supports their body for periods of time, whether short or long. When completing tasks at desks, I have found that a large complaint is the lack of different seating styles/movement; constantly sitting in a single position often makes people restless. 

Folding Methods Research When the chair is in its folded state, it has the advantage of saving space, but also changing the sitting angle of the sitter, modifying the angle at which they can approach their work. Folding, through my research, has largely been used to make things smaller or to make things stronger. An additional use of folding is to change the state of a particular thing, and in my chair I have taken the attributes of reducing size and changing of state as two integral components. 

Persona This chair has value to the user because it is light and compact, while also providing the support and quick modification for varying tasks and work heights. This versatility increases its uses in different environments. The target age group for the chair is 25-35. Because the materials used in my chair are metal and metal, the ergonomics of the chair are not the best for people who need more support in their chairs, namely those who are of older age. 

Aesthetics The chair’s outward appearance resembles a folding chair, which was the basis for this design; because chairs take up space in the form of a cube around the feet and back of a chair, it is hard to reduce the space that a chair requires to be used; if there are space constraints for an area that is constantly changing in function, folding chairs have an advantage of being easy to move, transport, and store. This particular folding chair idolizes the ubiquitous folding chair, and seeks to improve upon it by introducing an element of modularity to the otherwise stiff, single position folding chair.